Bannerlord, porn, and two Half-Life games are Steam’s March best-sellers

It’s once again that time, where Valve reveals the top 20 new releases for the most recent month. The March best-sellers list includes all the usual suspects – new triple-A launches, new entries in beloved series, and Steam versions of popular titles previously exclusive to other PC platforms. And then, of course, there’s the pornography.

Since you’re probably here to see that porn, the name of the game is AI Shoujo – the latest title from Japanese porn dev Illusion. (You may recall them as the studio behind previous Steam hit, Koikatsu Party, or the old controversy-magnet, RapeLay.) The game puts you on an island paradise and lets you build a virtual girlfriend to fall in love with – and also have sex. Definitely lots of sex. Don’t worry, though – “all characters in the game are over the age of 18.”

As always, the official best-sellers report is an unranked list of Steam’s 20 biggest money makers, as determined by revenue generated in the first two weeks after launch. March brought us an astounding two new Half-Life games, and both the fan-made remake, Black Mesa, and Valve’s own VR prequel, Half-Life: Alyx, made the list.

Other games whose won’t surprise you include Doom Eternal, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Players were also eager to pick up Steam versions of State of Decay 2 – previously available only on the Microsoft Store – and Borderlands 3 – previously available only on the Epic Store.

You can see the full list of top-sellers below.

AI Shoujo – Illusion

Avorion – Boxelware

Biped – NEXT Studios

Black Mesa – Crowbar Collective

Borderlands 3 – Gearbox Software

Bright Memory – FYQD-Studio

Doom Eternal – id Software

DJ Max Respect V – Neowiz

Granblue Fantasy: Versus – Cygames/Arc System Works

Half-Life: Alyx – Valve

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms – Codename Entertainment

Last Oasis – Donkey Crew

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III – Nihon Falcom

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord – TaleWorlds Entertainment

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 – Koei Tecmo

One Step From Eden – Thomas Moon Kang

Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios

Panzer Corps 2 – Flashback Games

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition – Undead Labs/Xbox Game Studios

Yes, Your Grace – Brave At Night

And here are the most revenue-generating free Steam games – though it looks like Super Bernie World wasn’t quite successful enough, in the end.

Bomber Grounds – Gigantic Duck Games

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms – Codename Entertainment

Rakion Chaos Force – Neosonyx

Super Bernie World – Game Devs for Bernie

Walking Simulator – Pugscape

Clearly, Steam has something for everyone, from porn enthusiasts to political activists.

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